Back pain.

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Morning,
My lower back is killing me. :cry:I have had it since yesterday and took 2 paracetamol which helped. Today I'm not out of bed yet and had to eat paracetamol again. I always had a bad back when nursing but since I stopped 4 yrs ago its been better.
Has anyone had this as a symptom of starting this diet? I'm on day 3 now. Want to get up and out the house to distract me.

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Hiya, I had that too - it was bad in the first week and then got better. I just kept really warm around my back & made sure I drank proper amounts of water. It took me 4 weeks to work up to 4 litres, but generally I drank around 3 litres a day (in small bits, naturally).

I wonder whether it's kidneys or something. But because I also have a very bad back, am not sure what it was. I still get the aches and pains in my lower back even now, but nothing as bad as in the first week.

However, one think I do have to say is that I'm kind of achey all over - I wonder whether it's the fat hurting LOL - seriously don't know what it is....but am in pain most of the time...

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Thanks for the reply Neem. My old back pain comes back if I have a cold and get the aches, its one of the areas that always hurts. This is fairly painful like I have hurt it again. I'm in bed again and sitting up comfortably with a hot water bottle at my lower back. I hope it goes away soon I don't want to be in pain most of the time. Hope you get better too. xx

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Oh man, woke up this morning in pain again. I should be taking strong painkillers for it as it is pretty bad now. Im sitting on the sofa with a hot water bottle at my back again and paracetamol hopefully starting to dull the pain. Its a lovely day here, I want to get out and about with the kids but I think i'm stuck inside not moving. Another loooonnngg day on lipotrim. Day 4 though!

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You might have back pain because your constipated. When was the last time the good old bowels moved? I get a sore back if I'm constipated. But I take dulcolax from the pharmacy once a week and it does the trick. Try it out if you want or ask your pharmacist next time you see him. Hope this helps.

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I did wonder as it feels like a constipated tummy pain but in my back and mainly at the left side. Good old bowels are slower than normal but pooped a bit today. I hope its something as easy to fix as that i'm going on tuesday for my weight it will only be day 6 but it fits in with work in future. However if its my grumbly back then I know it will pass. Its as bad as its been if i'm honest.